Stuck in reverse...

Stuck in the past, only focus on the negatives.
Stuck in the past, old worry, emotion and regret.
Only see what WAS, letting what IS slip by.

It stares you in the face, the joy, happiness and beauty,
but your vision is clouded with thoughts of yesterday
It slips through your fingers, the blessings and gift of today,
left holding despair, regret and sorrow.

On a constant turning wheel of sadness and self pity
unable to get off, unable to stop,
a compulsion to focus on what was.
That energy is wasted, the past song long sung


Move forward into today, not defined by what was
but creating a new definition by the lessons once learned.
Live for today, hope for tomorrow, but never let the past poison the present.